Validation of the Arabic version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale in the general population in Lebanon

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Abstract

Background

Although the definition of food addiction is not agreed upon, it is characterized by eating more than expected without being hungry, not being able to visit certain places associated with overeating or unsuccessfully trying to cut down on the consumption of certain foods. The modified YFAS (mYFAS 2.0) version, instrument available to evaluate food addiction, was shown to have good psychometric properties. Our objective was to assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the mYFAS (mYFAS-Ar-Leb) in the Lebanese population.

Methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled 1268 persons residing in Lebanon (September–November 2020). The mean age of the participants was 26.18 years (SD = 11.17; min: 18; max: 85), with 65.1% females. The percentage of participants with food addiction was 226 (17.8%) in the total sample. A confirmatory factor analysis was run on the one-factor structure among the total sample.

Results

The fit indices of the confirmatory factor analysis of the scale were excellent. The Cronbach’s alpha value was good for the total scale. The mYFAS-Ar-Leb score was positively and strongly associated with stress, anxiety and depression.

Conclusion

Our study findings highlighted that the use of the mYFAS-Ar-Leb in Lebanese population might help estimate food addiction prevalence and stress on the need for effective treatment and preventive measures to craving for addictive foods.

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Food addiction is characterized by eating more than expected without being hungry, not being able to visit certain places associated with overeating or unsuccessfully trying to cut down on the consumption of certain foods. The modified YFAS (mYFAS 2.0) version is a tool used to assess food addiction. Our objective was to assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the mYFAS (mYFAS-Ar-Leb) in the Lebanese population. The results we obtained were excellent in terms of confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and divergent validity. They highlighted that the mYFAS-Ar-Leb might be used for the estimation of food addiction among the Lebanese population.

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Souheil Hallit: souheilhallit@hotmail.com

Anna Brytek-Matera: anna.brytek-matera@uwr.edu.pl

Diana Malaeb: dr.diana@gmu.ac.ae

Sahar Obeid: saharobeid23@hotmail.com

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Eat Disord

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Eat Disord

Title: Journal of Eating Disorders

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 2050-2974

Publication date (Electronic): 4 August 2022

Publication date PMC-release: 4 August 2022

Publication date Collection: 2022

Volume: 10

Electronic Location Identifier: 112

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[1 ]GRID grid.444434.7, ISNI 0000 0001 2106 3658, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, , Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, ; P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon

[2 ]GRID grid.443337.4, ISNI 0000 0004 0608 1585, Psychology Department, College of Humanities, , Effat University, ; Jeddah, 21478 Saudi Arabia

[3 ]GRID grid.512933.f, ISNI 0000 0004 0451 7867, Research Department, , Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, ; Jal Eddib, Lebanon

[4 ]GRID grid.8505.8, ISNI 0000 0001 1010 5103, Institute of Psychology, , University of Wroclaw, ; Dawida 1, 50-527 Wrocław, Poland

[5 ]GRID grid.411884.0, ISNI 0000 0004 1762 9788, College of Pharmacy, , Gulf Medical University, ; Ajman, United Arab Emirates

[6 ]GRID grid.444421.3, ISNI 0000 0004 0417 6142, School of Pharmacy, , Lebanese International University, ; Beirut, Lebanon

[7 ]GRID grid.411323.6, ISNI 0000 0001 2324 5973, School of Arts and Sciences, Social and Education Sciences Department, , Lebanese American University, ; Jbeil, Lebanon

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Publisher ID: 638

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00638-2

PMC ID: 9354308

PubMed ID: 35927764

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Date received : 7 June 2022

Date accepted : 31 July 2022

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